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FM Sitharaman wishes Sebi chairperson speedy recovery from Covid-19

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday wished Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch a speedy recovery from Covid.

Covid cases falling nearly everywhere except Middle east and SE Asia: WHO

The number of new Covid cases reported globally fell everywhere except the Middle East and Southeast Asia last week, according to a World Health Organisation weekly report released Wednesday.

Covid-19: 564 new cases, one more death in Delhi; positivity rate 2.84%

Delhi recorded 564 Covid cases, the highest since May 15, and one more fatality on Wednesday, while the positivity rate rose to 2.84 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.

Gujarat's daily Covid-19 tally tops 100 for time in three months

Gujarat on Wednesday recorded 111 new cases of coronavirus, crossing the 100 mark for the first time in three months, and raising the tally of infections to 12,25,698, an official said

Mumbai boosts hospital capacity as Covid cases rise, bed occupancy doubles

Around 10 out of every 1,000 beds are already occupied by Covid-19 patients, up from 4 a week ago

Maharashtra reports 2,701 new Covid cases, highest in nearly four months

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 1,765 new Covid cases, its highest single-day count since January 26

Moderna's new booster produces stronger response against Omicron

Moderna has been studying the so-called bivalent vaccine, which targets both Omicron and the original coronavirus strain to determine if it works better against the variant

Long Covid may negatively impact performance at work, says report

Facing memory, attention and concentration problems at work post Covid infection? A new study shows individuals, who had contracted Covid-19, reported significantly more cognitive failures at work.

US FDA's advisory committee endorses Novavax's protein-based Covid shot

The US Food and Drug administration's (FDA) advisory committee has recommended that regulators authorise Novavax's protein-based Covid shot.

Karnataka sees spike in Covid infections, 348 cases reported after 3 months

The number of fresh Covid cases have been steadily increasing in Karnataka. After a gap of three months as many as 348 new cases have been reported min a span of 24 hours

Thane reports 313 new Covid-19 infections; death toll stands at 11,895

With the addition of 313 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,11,626, an official said on Wednesday.

Data story: India logs 4,518 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,701

The count of active cases across India on June 6 increased by 1,730, compared with 1,636 on June 5

Data story: India logs 5,233 new cases; biggest single-day jump in 95 days

India has added 29,450 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India logs 3,714 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,708

The count of active cases across India on June 7 increased by 1,194, compared with 1,730 on June 6

Covid-19 pandemic: Maharashtra, Kerala on high alert as cases spike

On Tuesday, Maharashtra recorded 1,881 new Covid cases, 81 per cent more than the previous day and highest since February 18

Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai account for a third of daily Covid-19 cases

The three cities account for a tenth of the country's daily tests

Delhi reports 450 new Covid cases, one death; positivity rate at 1.92%

The national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,09,427, while the death toll stood at 26,213.

Mumbai reports 1,242 new Covid cases in a day, highest since Jan 29

Notably, for the first time since March-end, the civic body has increased daily Covid-19 tests to over 15,000

Maharashtra logs 1,881 new Covid cases, including 1,242 in Mumbai

One case of B.A.5 variant was also detected during the day, the state health department said

Food allergy may cut down the risk of Covid infection by 50%: Study

Are you allergic to certain foods? You may be at 50 per cent lower risk for infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, finds a study